Talcum Powder, Ovarian Cancer, and Your Right to Sue

TALCUM POWDER, OVARIAN CANCER, AND YOUR RIGHT TO SUE

By: Daniel L. Kaufman

Two juries recently decided that two women who used baby powder and other talcum powder products developed ovarian cancer as a result of this use and were entitled to money damages. 

Jackie Fox died in 2015 from ovarian cancer as a result of using baby powder and other similar talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson.  A court awarded her family $72 million for compensatory and punitive damages.^[1]   Gloria Ristesund, who was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer as a result of using Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and other talcum powder products, was awarded $55 million in her lawsuit against the company.^[2]

The American Cancer Society has compiled extensive research on the issue of talcum powder and cancer.  If you would like more information to decide if you should continue using talcum powder products, please visit the American Cancer Society’s article on Talcum Powder and Cancer.^[3]

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with or died from ovarian cancer and has used talcum powder products, call Asnis, Srebnick, and Kaufman to discuss your rights.  You must act quickly as there is a statute of limitations, which once expired, bars a person from bringing a case.  Contact us immediately at 954-838-8300 for a FREE CONSULTATION.

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[1] Wang, Yanan. "Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $72 Million in Suit Linking Talcum Powder to Ovarian Cancer." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2016. Accessed at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/24/johnson-johnson-ordered-to-pay-72m-in-suit-linking-talcum-powder-to-ovarian-cancer/ on May 4, 2016.

[2] Bowerman, Mary. "Johnson & Johnson to Pay $55M in Second Talc-powder Cancer Lawsuit." USA Today. Gannett, 03 May 2016. Accessed at:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2016/05/03/johnson-johnson-baby-powder-talc-ovarian-cancer-case-55-million/83865636/ on May 4, 2016.

[3] "Talcum Powder and Cancer." Talcum Powder and Cancer. American Cancer Society, n.d. Accessed at: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/othercarcinogens/athome/talcum-powder-and-cancer on May 4, 2016.